Boston University: Burgos University Spanish Studies Program

Location

Spain: Burgos

Program Summary

Burgos, two hours north of Madrid, is known as a center of Spanish tradition. Home to one of Europe's most beautiful Gothic cathedrals, Burgos was an important way station on the Camino de Santiago, and is famous in literature as the birthplace of El Cid. Burgos retains many of the customs of provincial Spanish life to this day. Because of the Spanish academic calendar, the Boston University Burgos University Spanish Studies Program is available only as a Spring semester program.

The program offers students the opportunity to study at the University of Burgos, a modern university centered in a medieval complex of buildings once part of the Camino de Santiago. The program will provide an excellent opportunity for students who prefer to live and study in a smaller city, where there are very few foreigners and very little English is spoken.

Students will participate in an intensive language and cultural immersion orientation before the regular university semester begins. Following this orientation, ...

Program Summary

Burgos, two hours north of Madrid, is known as a center of Spanish tradition. Home to one of Europe's most beautiful Gothic cathedrals, Burgos was an important way station on the Camino de Santiago, and is famous in literature as the birthplace of El Cid. Burgos retains many of the customs of provincial Spanish life to this day. Because of the Spanish academic calendar, the Boston University Burgos University Spanish Studies Program is available only as a Spring semester program.

The program offers students the opportunity to study at the University of Burgos, a modern university centered in a medieval complex of buildings once part of the Camino de Santiago. The program will provide an excellent opportunity for students who prefer to live and study in a smaller city, where there are very few foreigners and very little English is spoken.

Students will participate in an intensive language and cultural immersion orientation before the regular university semester begins. Following this orientation, students will enroll in courses offered by the University of Burgos departments, including Humanities, Business Administration, Economics, and Political Science.

Program Highlights

1. Live and study in Burgos, a known center of tradition in Spain.

2. Enroll in courses at the University of Burgos, a modern university located in a medieval complex of buildings.

3. Enjoy living and studying in a small city where very few foreigners venture.

4. Participate in an intensive language and cultural immersion orientation.